Ed Franklin has served as Board Chair since 2012. He currently works at Bank of America as a Development Manager where he is responsible for driving diverse supplier development strategies for Global Marketing & Corporate Affairs, Global Human Resources, Corporate Real Estate, and General & Administrative categories. He partners closely with his procurement, category management, vendor management, and business unit peers to help ensure diverse vendor access to Bank of America sourcing opportunities and to maintain its seat in the Billion Dollar Roundtable.

Previously, Ed served as a Senior Program Manager at Bank of America and was responsible for business continuity, enterprise data management, customer care, and real estate matters for Global Support Services. He was also co-creator of the Global Corporate Services Professional Development Experience for which he won a 2015 Global Diversity and Inclusion award. In his previous assignments at Bank of America, he worked on property and project manager teams within the Corporate Workplace group. As project manager, he provided project management oversight for retail and office construction projects in North and South Carolina and was also a Charlotte regional property director for over 2 million square feet of administrative office space, bank-owned parking facilities, and land. He was chosen as the Corporate Workplace lead for the 2012 Democratic National Convention event working closely with the DNC Convention Committee, CMPD, Secret Service, Bank of America tenants, suppliers, and other constituents.

Prior to joining Bank of America, Ed was part of Jacobs Engineering, providing construction sourcing support for AMTRAK’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for projects in the eastern half of the US; sourcing lead for the 50-story Duke Energy Center project, administrative office portfolio, and international portfolio for Wells Fargo; and global team lead for Intel Corporation’s Facilities and Materials Services team providing construction sourcing expertise for semiconductor and assembly/test projects in the United States, Ireland, Israel, China, Costa Rica, Malaysia, and the Philippines.

Ed holds an MBA from the Marshall School of Business and BS in Civil Engineering from the Viterbi School of Engineering – both at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. He is an active member of the New Generation of African-American Philanthropists of Charlotte, F3, and Mecklenburg Community Church. Ed resides in Huntersville, NC with his 3 boys (who all attend Corvian).

Kelley Impoco joined Corvian Community School’s Board of Directors in March 2024 as Treasurer. Kelley works at LPL Financial as Senior Vice President of Technology Risk and Advanced Analytics. She is responsible for building out a mature Risk function in data, privacy and technology as well as strengthening the firm’s data analytics capabilities.

Previously, Kelley served as a Senior Data Audit Analytics Leader at Wells Fargo covering Wholesale Banking, Internationals, Process Automation, and Operational Reporting. She was responsible for the development and execution of the Internal Audit Data Analytics plan using analytics capabilities within risk based audits, continuous assessment of risk, and automated tools used in the department.

 

Kelley has over 20 years of financial experience, holding a B.S. in Accounting. As the Treasurer of Corvian Community School, she is committed to ensuring the financial health and stability of our educational institution through Financial Stewardship, Budget Planning, and Finance Committee Leadership experience to the role.

 

Kelley and her husband Joe live in Huntersville, NC with their daughters and enjoy spending time at the beach with their two Frenchie’s. They are originally from Massachusetts and moved to Huntersville, NC in 2014.

Drew Polly has served on the Board of Directors since 2021. Drew works in the Elementary Education program at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. As part of his role Drew teaches courses in Elementary Education focused on mathematics teaching, instructional planning, and assessment. Drew is involved with various service activities in the state, as he supports teachers, schools, and school districts in the Charlotte region with their mathematics instruction through professional learning workshops and meetings. Drew also partners with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and their partner Technical Outreach to Public Schools, as an item and test form reviewer for the mathematics End of Grade tests given to students in North Carolina. As part of his job Drew also conducts research and has published over 80 articles and book chapters focused on teacher learning and has collaborated on over $9 million dollars worth of grant funds to support projects related to teacher learning in mathematics.

Drew and his wife Angela live in Davidson, NC with their daughters Breleigh and Journey, and their dog Ollie Polly. They enjoy spending time outdoors, playing board games, and reading books together. In his spare time Drew coaches competitive soccer for the Charlotte Independence Soccer Club.

Michelle Spencer joined Corvian Community School’s Board of Directors in June 2022. She works at Vannoy Construction where she is part of an onsite construction management team focused on community and healthcare projects around the Charlotte area. She enjoys being a part of projects that provide essential care and services to enhance our community. Prior to working at Vannoy, Michelle
worked in architecture in the San Francisco Bay area and Chicago where she also focused primarily on the community and healthcare sector prior to moving to Charlotte. She took several years off while her two children were younger. She took the opportunity to be an active part of their elementary school’s PTA and volunteering for their classes.

Michelle holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Kent State University. Additionally, she holds a Master of Architecture degree from the University of California, Berkeley. She was licensed as an Architect in 2005.

Michelle met her husband Michael while they were both studying architecture. They reside in Huntersville, NC with their two children and two dogs. They love living in the Lake Norman area and have lived there since 2009.